"We're all building it together": Collaborative wisdom from the 2024 Merritt Awards
I'm back! The end of the school year pulled me away from regular posting, but I am getting back to it after a few months off. And...
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emilymccdesign
Feb 292 min
The Problem with Solving Problems
One of the peculiar characteristics of theatrical design collaboration is the peer-to-peer nature of it. While most of the time, the...
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emilymccdesign
Feb 92 min
The value of a "bad idea"
Very often in meetings (design meetings, committee meetings, any kind of collaborative process), I will say something like, "Okay, here's...
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emilymccdesign
Jan 302 min
"Yes, and..." OR "No, but..." OR just "No."
An article from HowlRound caught my eye recently: https://howlround.com/resisting-yes-and-culture-and-learning-say-no The author, Sara...
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emilymccdesign
Jan 252 min
The dreaded "group project"
My dad sent me an article from the Boston Globe the other day. I grew up in Boston and my parents still live there - they are avid...
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emilymccdesign
Jan 92 min
How do you find balance between flexibility and clarity?
I've been a designer for theatre for over 20 years. In high school and college, I dabbled in directing and stage management, but settled...
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emilymccdesign
Dec 19, 20233 min
Shifting Collaborative Gears
6 years ago, my husband and I bought a car. We ended up buying a Honda Fit with a manual transmission - my husband knew how to drive...
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emilymccdesign
Dec 12, 20232 min
Collaboration - Between or Among?
One of the things that has struck me as I've been tracking how collaboration is written and talked about in various forums is how often...
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emilymccdesign
Nov 30, 20232 min
The Collaboration conundrum - starting to jot down my thoughts
For a couple of years now, I've been bouncing around ideas on theatrical design collaboration. I think it's an under-appreciated aspect...
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